By: Lily O'Neill | From: San Antonio Express News
If it seems there are more people in San Antonio, you're right.
The Alamo City is one of the nation’s top five fastest growing cities, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 estimates.
From July 2023 to July 2024, San Antonio added 23,945 residents to the area, making it the fourth largest growth spurt in the nation behind New York City, Houston and Los Angeles. Fort Worth followed closely behind with an increase of 23,442.
As of July 2024, San Antonio’s population was 1,526,656, and it remained the No. 7 most populous city in the country, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. It’s closely inching up to Philadelphia, No. 6 on the list, with a population of nearly 1.6 million residents.
If San Antonio's population numbers continue to increase in 2025, it could surpass Philadelphia, which decreased by 29,878 people between 2020 and 2024.
Princeton, a suburb within Dallas, saw the largest growth rate at 30.6%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
San Antonio previously held the distinction of the fastest-growing city in 2023, data shows.